While Instagram is filled with talented photo-graphers trying to use that powerful little square to get their work out there, a select few are also using it as their curatorial canvass. We decided to talk…

While their friend Marty Scorcese looked on—and in—The Band created quite possibly the greatest concert film of all time. James Wooster and his friends took one night of homage at little old Rambling House in…

Here at Ohio State, we’ve seen plenty of changes. Just within the last 15 years, we’ve seen three different Buckeye football coaches, two different head coaches for the basketball squad, changes in the university president,…

Things change often enough in the competitive booze scene in Columbus that, before you’ve set your drink down, something new is already in the works for your favorite bars and brands. This month is no…

Mike Debelius and Ruthi Moses have a Clintonville hideaway that houses their two kids and critters. But try as they might, they couldn’t create a cohesive atmosphere in the common areas of the 93 year…

It’d be easy to hear a handful of quotes from Veritas owner/chef Josh Dalton and get the wrong idea. A rigid ideology. Fiercely-trained specs on quality control. A less-than-light dusting of profanity lacing his passionate,…

BBQ eel parisian gnocchi! Za’atar biscuits! Moroccan tomato jam! If you show up at The Market Italian Village’s No Menu Mondays, you don’t really get to hear Tyler Minnis yell out his adventurous concoctions in…

Bright and colorful, a welcoming space for children and adults, Reeb Avenue Center is enriching the neighborhood, lifting it up, bringing hope to the South Side of Columbus. Housed in the century-old, red brick, former…

Brothers take Columbus—and golf courses—by storm with their local snack. Matt Salts (yes, that’s his name) and his band of brothers have launched a seasoned takeover of the dehydrated meat scene. Using simple local seasonings,…

How to advance and evolve with the changing Short North. What would you call Da Levee and Justin Boehme? Old-School New Short North? Yeah that sounds about right. The Louisiana-born Iraq vet brought his native…

Cody Warren and Ellie Bork know how to make a home. In fact, they’re gonna do it all the time now. This, their first collaboration together, but collectively their fifth German Village project, not only…

Downtown—any downtown—isn’t known for its flavor. Government and finance employees and the occasional resident mix and match in a steady stream of daily hustle and bustle—which makes the space feel much more like a campus…

Aab India 35.2% of 9,500 votes At Aab, Indian food is taken seriously and what they produce is seriously magical. Specializing in rustic North Indian cuisine, this family-owned restaurant brings the culinary traditions and delicious…

This is the time of year that we at (614) anxiously await the announcement of our yearly “best of” Columbus reader poll. The floodgates open in anticipation of a torrent of responses to various iterations…

Roosters 22.6% of 5,276 votes Between the various games of different sport persuasions playing on the multitudinous screens, to the memorabilia on the walls, Roosters screams SPORTS! Which game are they playing today? All the…

Buckeye Donuts 20.7% of 13,218 Amidst the raucous din of bulldozers tearing up our childhood by the scoopful, one campus staple has yet to have fallen, signifying to the world that while OSU culture may…

Stauf’s 17.4% of 12,217 votes Ever since the dawn of the pretentious barista, it’s no surprise that Columbus has once again opted for no-nonsense coffee. Sure, latte art and oversized scarfs are fun and all,…

There’s plenty of colorful personalities in the Columbus food and drink scene. And we’re setting out to capture them—one dish/drink at a time. This month, it’s the illustrious/mysterious veteran bartender we only know by one…

Food—it’s all social media and marketing these days. Yeah? And? Katalina’s had been around well before the social media boom, but it’s no coincidence to us that the beautiful food churned out of Kathleen Day’s…